GRE Word List
SUSTENANCE
means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living
The meaning of the word sustenance is means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
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| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
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| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
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| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |